What happened on Wednesday, 05 October 2022
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
At its Oct. 5 meeting the San Francisco DAS Commission received a six‑month Community Living Fund report showing 109 new referrals (Jan–Jun 2022), 283 participants served and a waitlist of 35 referrals averaging 97 days; commissioners pressed staff on core‑team discharge counts and housing bottlenecks.
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Officials suggest adjusting Cedar Valley's zoning in line with existing policies and growth.
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Council unanimously approves bench plan to enhance community trails and honor Dean Stone's family
San Francisco County, California
Board discusses pretrial electronic monitoring's standards and its effects on detainees' lives.
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Council members resolve audio problems and prepare to start the meeting.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
San Francisco Heritage urges prompt review of Castro Theatre's historic landmark designation.
San Francisco County, California
Board unanimously recommends accepting $4.6M grant for HIV prevention efforts.
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Utah County commissioners decided not to commit county resources to serve as a cooperating agency in a multi-county Bureau of Land Management/SITLA land-exchange NEPA process, accepting the BLM's written assurance that the county will still have opportunities to participate without formal cooperating-agency status.
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Commissioners approve a memorial bench donation and improvements for biking trails in Provo Canyon
San Francisco County, California
Community leaders demand an end to electronic monitoring citing civil rights violations and inefficacy.
San Francisco County, California
Supervisors unanimously forward grant for HIV programs aiding marginalized groups to full board.
San Francisco County, California
Supervisors approve legislation to require collaboration between tax collector and housing department.
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Utah County adopted an updated moderate‑income housing plan that selects strategies such as easing accessory dwelling unit (ADU) barriers, limited mixed-use allowances, and continued participation with the county housing authority; the plan will be reviewed every two years and numeric targets updated biennially.
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Commissioners vote 3-0 to deny a zoning request due to incomplete information.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commission evaluates rehabilitation plans for historic 942 through 944 Fell Street property.
San Francisco County, California
Participants urge the board to reject electronic monitoring in favor of community support initiatives.
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Commissioners recognize Jay Critchlow as employee of the month in community gathering.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Homeowner aims for Mills Act funding to restore historic Edwardian building on Fell Street.
San Francisco County, California
The Budget & Finance Committee unanimously forwarded four items — a LIFT childcare grant, a CDC asylum-seeker health grant, an HRSA HIV grant increase, and an ordinance to coordinate outreach on tax-defaulted properties — to the full Board with positive recommendations.
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The County Commission voted 3-0 to deny an application to rezone about 195 acres in a West Canyon area from mining-and-grazing to CE-2, citing inadequate access, water-resource concerns raised by local cattlemen, and failure to meet county code criteria.
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Council member moves to deny subdivision application due to water access and zoning issues.
San Francisco County, California
ACLU highlights challenges and low success rates of electronic monitoring for unhoused individuals.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commission discusses owner’s restoration plans for historic San Francisco building with tenant support.
San Francisco County, California
Sheriff Miyamoto introduces resolution for fiscal year 22-23 rules of home detention EM program.
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Utah County Attorney's Office presented a revised facility-use policy to harmonize local rules with state administrative code and tighten language around free-speech activities; staff will provide clearer redlines and law clerk Katrina Cole will review 'demonstration' vs. 'peaceable' language.
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County officials update facility use policy to strengthen free speech following 2020 protests
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Mandelmann asks to schedule landmark designation hearing before considering renovations to Castro Theater.
San Francisco County, California
After presentations from the sheriff's office, the budget analyst and the California Policy Lab, the committee continued consideration of the sheriff's home detention and electronic monitoring rules to the call of the chair following extensive questioning and public comment opposing EM.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Darren reports on California's housing initiatives and aging equity at the C4A event.
San Francisco County, California
Officials criticize electronic monitoring's impact on rights and recidivism rates in San Francisco.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commissioners discuss community outreach and support for landmark designation in Castro.
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Commission rejects rezone amid community concerns over water and wildlife risks.
INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Arkansas
Representative Pilkington presented multiple interim study proposals—lowering scooter insurance minimums to $250,000, requiring perinatal depression screening, equalizing live‑birth and C‑section reimbursement, exempting feminine hygiene products from sales tax and studying paid family‑leave tax credits—then the committee approved a grouped motion to adopt ISPs 2,4,5,6,7,8 by voice vote.
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Officials revise housing strategies to address unincorporated population loss in Utah County.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commission recognizes Rhianna Albert for enhancing technology access and support for LGBTQ seniors.
San Francisco County, California
Court assignments to electronic monitoring rise as San Francisco emphasizes alternatives to incarceration.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
The Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a Mills Act contract for 942–944 Fell Street in the Alamo Square Historic District; staff reported estimated rehabilitation costs of $308,100 and an assessor-estimated annual property tax savings of about $11,687.
INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Arkansas
State Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Insurance Department told the joint Insurance & Commerce committee a proposed HHS nondiscrimination rule is a proposed rule that appears to try to apply the Supreme Court's Bostock employment reasoning to health‑care coverage and may exceed federal authority; the state submitted formal comments to HHS and promised follow‑up with insurers on cost impacts.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
After convening a hybrid closed session on Oct. 5 to evaluate Executive Director Kelly Dearman's FY 2022–23 performance, the commission voted unanimously not to disclose closed session discussions and announced approval of the performance evaluation.
San Francisco County, California
Supervisors authorize a two-year agreement with Low Income Investment Fund to expand childcare.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
The commission unanimously approved four grant modifications on Oct. 5: $230,236 to community service providers (total not to exceed $2,807,313); $76,320 to Institute on Aging for multidisciplinary teams (total not to exceed $281,952); $323,458 to La Raza Centro Legal (total not to exceed $902,686); and $381,308 for ADRC language capacity (total not to exceed $2,463,057).
Nebo School District, School Boards, Utah
Utah schools face fines for retaining books deemed pornographic under new state law.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
After extensive public comment urging separation of the Castro Theatre landmark designation from renovation approvals, the Historic Preservation Commission continued the Certificate of Appropriateness and set the landmark designation amendment for Dec. 7, 2022; Item 5B (COA) was continued to March 15, 2023. Commissioner Wright recused from Castro items.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commission approves continuance for discussions on Castro Theater's landmark designation.